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Resident wants Norval’s history preserved
Friday August 15 2008
 
Dear editor,
I would like to respond to several of the comments made regarding The Carpet Palace from two Georgetown residents in recent letters to the editor.
Mr. Heal thinks the new design for The Carpet Palace is “architecturally designed to fit well with the town”. What town? Maybe Georgetown, but how does a 31-foot high building, three feet from the neighbour’s property fit well with the village? Our village has been here for more than 150 years, homes have been lovingly restored and maintained and we are proud of our little village and do not want to see it destroyed. We wish to see our heritage preserved and this building is part of it.
Ms. Thompson’s comments, “Why have other heritage buildings around this same intersection been torn down without issue?” In the 30 years I have owned my home I can’t recall any building at the four corners being torn down. Also, the comment “Current residents were under no illusions of traffic when they purchased.” For your information current residents consist of many families whose roots in the village go back more than 100 years. Many of those people grew up here and now live in ancestral homes or homes they purchased years ago. My ancestors used horse and buggy as their mode of transportation. How bad do you think the traffic was then?
The poor traffic flow through Halton is a result of many years of bad planning and as the new areas south of Georgetown are being built up the problem will only get worse.
There has been talk of a bypass for more than 50 years and now is the time for this to be taken seriously before any more homes are built and any available land is gone forever.
B. Porter,
Norval